Weekend Away

It was so good to get out of the city for the weekend. We took a trip about a hour up country to Mayor's Ranch. Heather (one of my house mates) brother is working as a manager of the ranch. Mayor's Ranch is originally owned my John and Jane Mayor. They have developed the land for various reasons such as cattle, planting roses, and various other endevours. Most recently they have been producing fresh spring water and botteling it. The Mayors are currently in the process of selling the ranch to be used for a children's home for Kenyan children with disabilities. It is going to be awesome when it all gets going. Until then-it is our personal retreat center!
I was able to spend the weekend with some very good friends that I have made here in Nairobi. Hannah is a friend of mine that works for Amani. Amani is a place for refuge women in Kenya. The teach them a trade, like sewing or cooking or bead work, and then offer them a place to live and a job. It is an awesome out reach. Some of the other people in the pictures or teachers from Rosslyn Academy, another MK school here in Nairobi. Kelly is a girl who has been living with us for the last month. She grew up in Kenya and attended Rift Valley Academy with Bryan and Heather. She just left last night and we were sad to see her go!
All in all the weekend was sunny and beautiful. It was an awesome chance to get to enjoy the beauty and creativity of God's creation. On Sunday afternoon we had a picnic in the back yard on a blanket. After we got done eating Heather, Hannah and I stayed out on the blanket to take a nap in the sun. Unfortuanely we could not get much sleep as monkey's started surrounding us. There were probably about 15 of them in all. They started getting really daring so we had to move to the porch. So many good stories and fun times. If you come visit me I promise I will bring you to Mayor's Ranch-just a little motivation!!!